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Definition of Bog rosemary
1. Noun. Wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States.
Definition of Bog rosemary
1. Noun. any shrub in the genus ''Andromeda'', especially ''Andromeda polifolia'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bog Rosemary
Literary usage of Bog rosemary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"bog rosemary A similar species' the leaves larger' ,, , sometimes 2 inches lone,
white beneath Andromeda ..."
2. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"... bog rosemary (Andromeda glaucophylla}. plant, viewed from beneath, volume,
can be induced experimentally (figs. 768, 769). ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"... wet woods and swamps. ERICACEAE » Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link)
DC. Bog-rosemary Evergreen shrub Floating sphagnum bog mats. ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... wet woods and swamps. ERICACEAE • Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link)
DC. Bog-rosemary Evergreen shrub Floating sphagnum bog mats. ..."
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